Hello I am Thea Newcomb the founder of So You've Been Dumped. Today I'm on the virtual hunt for stories about breakups and more specifically from anyone who has ever been left and had it it turn out to be right in the long run.   So to hear how people go from hearing those painful words "it's over" to being "over it". I'm looking for real stories from men and women of all ages who have turned that pain into gain. On the SYBD blog – and in our forum – I’ve seen thousands of people: start businesses change careers or jobs go back to school/college/university travel the world move house (st ..read more

Dear Heartbroken One - A Letter to the Lovelorn of the World... I am Thea Newcomb the Founder of So You've Been Dumped and this is a "letter" I wrote years ago for the soyouvebeendumped.com blog.  The main reason for this to give a newly single man or woman, anywhere in this world, a bit of hope and to realise that what they're thinking and feeling is not uncommon. Rejection is a universal experience - whatever age we may be. Life will go on, and most dumpees will love again in time.  Please feel free to share this with anyone going through a breakup or divorce - who you think i ..read more

My Breakup Story - The Story behind the longest running breakup site on the Web... Hello I am Thea Newcomb, the founder of So You've Been Dumped (SYBD) and these are some notes from one of my toughest breakups. I walked through the wide array of thoughts and emotions from "it's over" to "over it". Please note, this was written a long time ago and updated and read at the time of our twentieth anniversary.   Being dumped was in many ways one of the best things that ever happened to me - but how is a story for another day. Going through a breakup? Then please log on to share your own breakup ..read more

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